Naming emotions

Emotion coaching is the process of guiding your child through intense emotions by validating, relating, naming the emotion, and holding boundaries. It’s a co-regulation strategy that teaches children how to self-regulate over time. #SelfRegulation #EmotionalRegulation #SocialEmotionalLearning

This page is a directory of topics covered in the Insights Into Psychology blog series, plus a collection of validated psychological tests.

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Graphic designer John Koenig has been cataloguing emotions that we all feel, but can’t explain – on his website: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

Although anger is a valid emotion on its own, remember that it can also indicate other emotions that need to be addressed or validated.

Alexithymia—difficulty recognizing and verbalizing emotions—is a trait possessed by about 8% of males and 2% of females. Individuals with alexithymia experience emotions, but have a hard time expressing and naming them. Instead, when asked about emotions, they’ll describe physical symptoms, or talk about behavior. The Emotions Reference Sheet handout is designed to help clients recognize and talk about their feelings. This handout is a simple but helpful resource that presents a list of…

The first step in regulating student emotions is to teach them how to name and label their emotions. Print these for student desks or ask paraprofessionals to use them as a reference.

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